| London 1950s | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7 |
| Catalog #: | 497131 | |
| Clip Number: | 497131-3 | |
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| Timecode: | 07:48:10 - 07:51:28 | |
| Location: | England and Scotland | |
| Year Shot: | 1950 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | LANDMARKS: misc. LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England SCENICS: Urban | |
| Description: | Exterior Edinburgh Castle. MS. Truck exits castle. Guard patrols the entrance. MS guard pacing the entrance of the castle. A few tourists chat, one with the guard. CU tilt up from shoes of castle guard up to chest. MS family walking through passage of Edinburgh castle. Trafalgar square, people, pigeons. Slow tilt up Nelson's Column. Weird canted angle MS of Buckingham Palace. Pedestrians walk along sidewalk. Some cars pass. Beautiful group of swans in a pond, schoolgirls sit along the water - one drinks something and notices the camera, she laughs. Takes a drink, then she and her friends laugh hard - she spits out the drink. WS street approaching Buckingham Palace. American, UK and Royal Navy flags flown along street side. Nice cars pass, soldier on cycle pass cam and looks over his shoulder. Uniformed guard in front of castle (Edinburgh?) wipes his brow. Low angle shot. Two takes. Ext. WS Edinburgh castle. Sun and clouds. MCU two large black crows on stone wall. Super-high aerial of London. Little white clouds pass under the camera. CU statue atop Nelson's Column. | |
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